How to Use the Hand Tool to Select Text in Acrobat

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Click Preferences on the Edit menu.

   The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
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   Step 2: Select General from the list on the Preferences dialog box.

   The Preferences dialog box displays the general preferences. ,, This value specifies the distance from the text at which the Hand tool will automatically change to the Select Text tool. , This value specifies the distance from the text at which the Hand tool will automatically change to the Select Text tool in column select mode. ,, While browsing a document, when you pause the Hand tool over or close to text, the Hand tool changes into the Select Text tool which you can drag to select the text.
   
   The Hand tool reappears when you move the pointer away from the text.
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   Step 3: Select the Enable text selection for the Hand tool check box.

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   Step 4: Type a pixel value in the Text selection margin size text box.

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   Step 5: Type a pixel value in the Column selection margin size text box.

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   Step 6: Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.

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   Step 7: The Hand tool can now be used to select text.

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